Luanne...don't apologize...you are very much on point !!!! Gene Roddenbury with his "Star Trek tv show and movies", paved the way in how roles could be cast without being type casted...Halle Berry has been lucky to have had the opportunity to be cast in roles that are not limited to her skin color (think James Bond movie), it helps that she can act

The issue is not the actor, but the paying audience accepting and believing the acting...

So if our grandchildren were doing the original post, it would be....my favorite actress from South Africa is?......Charlene would get my vote...lol